Is it possible to hook a set of tweeters to my factory 5 1/4” speakers? Or would I have to go out and buy a set of component speakers?
Thanks,
Murph
Replies (6)
Murph on 03/11/2004 15:29:50
If it is possible, how would I go about installing them?
cplkittle on 03/11/2004 20:33:30
for low quality sound, you could run them off of the existing speakers. They will distort badly at higher volumes without a crossover due to the fact that they are trying to reproduce the full spectrum of signals instead of only the ones they can handle efficiently. I would recommend a good set of components, say memphis or pb (made by memphis, but much cheaper). Diamond CM3 components (top of the line in my opinion) will cost you around $300 for the 5 1/4's. You will hear alot about CDT here as well, but the ones they have on sale for $150 are 6 1/2's. If you can make these fit, that would be something to look into.
Bottom line, you definitely need a crossover, whether a seperate passiive, or a built in to the speaker crossover. and if you want the seperated tweeter for a better sound stage, components are the way to go. I also like the new Alpine components, very clean and clear, and surprisingly warm and low midbass.
alanjlamore on 03/11/2004 20:34:45
I'd say you'd at least have to connect them to a crossover, or some people make their own with diodes or capacitors (I don't know how).
I don't know if connecting them to the speakers would change the overall resistance of the load, and make them pull more power or less. They are pretty small and with a crossover it might not make a big differance.
You definitely don't want to send any mid or low frequencies to these, they're not made for it and will probably blow.
That just happened to a friend of mine.
alanjlamore on 03/11/2004 20:36:40
oops, i was posting the same time as cplkittle.
you can ignore my posts :)
cplkittle on 03/11/2004 20:46:29
lol, that happens alot, Alan.. leave it though. more than one opinion is always good, especially when they confirm one another.
swez on 03/11/2004 20:46:32
Most add on tweeters are surface mount and very easy to install. They usually come with a HP filter cap for the proper range of the tweeter.
Adding a tweeter to each side of the front sound stage, aimed upward toward the dome light nets very good results. Brings up the highs in voices, guitar and drum kit.
This is generally a no-brainer addition. Just hiding the wires and observing polarity is key. No problems with impedence matching here either as the cap adds resistance. Just try to match efficiency levels of the tweets so you don't get very bright (hot) tweets and very lttle mids.
A 90dB SPL 1/w/1/m efficiency is good.
Swez
Thanks,
Murph
Replies (6)
Murph on 03/11/2004 15:29:50
If it is possible, how would I go about installing them?
cplkittle on 03/11/2004 20:33:30
for low quality sound, you could run them off of the existing speakers. They will distort badly at higher volumes without a crossover due to the fact that they are trying to reproduce the full spectrum of signals instead of only the ones they can handle efficiently. I would recommend a good set of components, say memphis or pb (made by memphis, but much cheaper). Diamond CM3 components (top of the line in my opinion) will cost you around $300 for the 5 1/4's. You will hear alot about CDT here as well, but the ones they have on sale for $150 are 6 1/2's. If you can make these fit, that would be something to look into.
Bottom line, you definitely need a crossover, whether a seperate passiive, or a built in to the speaker crossover. and if you want the seperated tweeter for a better sound stage, components are the way to go. I also like the new Alpine components, very clean and clear, and surprisingly warm and low midbass.
alanjlamore on 03/11/2004 20:34:45
I'd say you'd at least have to connect them to a crossover, or some people make their own with diodes or capacitors (I don't know how).
I don't know if connecting them to the speakers would change the overall resistance of the load, and make them pull more power or less. They are pretty small and with a crossover it might not make a big differance.
You definitely don't want to send any mid or low frequencies to these, they're not made for it and will probably blow.
That just happened to a friend of mine.
alanjlamore on 03/11/2004 20:36:40
oops, i was posting the same time as cplkittle.
you can ignore my posts :)
cplkittle on 03/11/2004 20:46:29
lol, that happens alot, Alan.. leave it though. more than one opinion is always good, especially when they confirm one another.
swez on 03/11/2004 20:46:32
Most add on tweeters are surface mount and very easy to install. They usually come with a HP filter cap for the proper range of the tweeter.
Adding a tweeter to each side of the front sound stage, aimed upward toward the dome light nets very good results. Brings up the highs in voices, guitar and drum kit.
This is generally a no-brainer addition. Just hiding the wires and observing polarity is key. No problems with impedence matching here either as the cap adds resistance. Just try to match efficiency levels of the tweets so you don't get very bright (hot) tweets and very lttle mids.
A 90dB SPL 1/w/1/m efficiency is good.
Swez
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